Regulation of ventilatory muscle blood flow

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1455-1468

  Hussain, Sabah N A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

diaphragm; expiratory muscles; inspiratory muscles; substrates

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOTHELIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOCK; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0029848110     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.4.1455     Document Type: Review

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